the first is so close

in just 3.5 weeks sweet cheeks will be starting the first grade. not only has her summer flown by, her last 6 years have flown by. she is very excited to be a first grader.

we did most of her school shopping already at old navy. sweet cheeks wears a uniform so the shopping isn't as exciting as i once remember. her wardrobe consists of polos in red, white, or navy, and pants/skirts in khaki or navy. thankfully she is able to spruce up her mundane outfits with her shoes, socks, leggings, and headbands.

sweet cheeks picked out her backpack from garnet hill this year. for some reason she really wanted one that rolls. i jus went with it.
and bonus! their backpacks come with free shipping and a free matching lunch box right now. oh how i love free.




and we also got her these fun morgan + milo leopard print mary janes from garnett hill-

stainless

someone is already wearing her new school shoes... before school has even started! we were never allowed to do that. and for good reason when it came to me and clothes. i was notorious for getting stains on mine and my sister's clothes. she loved me for that i'm sure. who wants to send their kids to school on the very first day in a shirt with a bit of sauce or ketchup on it. not this mom. that is exactly what would happen if sweet cheeks wore her new clothes before hand. she is an advocate for using her shirt as a napkin. somehow it is different for her to go to school the second week with stained clothes, right. at least the teachers know you started out with good intentions and clean clothes.

i am ok with her wearing her new shoes though, breaking them in i guess. they are a bit big on her but i think that is a good thing since it leaves room for her feet to grow.

both pairs of shoes from garnet hill are absolutely adorable on her. glad she loves them too.

blue suede shoes minus the blue

i can't believe that in a week or so i am going to be taking sweet cheeks for her 1st ever elementary school back-to-school shopping trip! i am so excited about the shopping, even if it is uniform attire. wish i felt the same about elementary school.

so far all that sweet cheeks and i have picked out are these shoes from garnet hill. we still need to get her a pair of sneakers for gym but we'll get to that later.

morgan & milo suede woodstock mary jane - color picked by sweet cheeks is purple

willits fringe demi boot - color picked is sand



both pairs are a bit hippy looking but in a much more stylish, cute, not so earthy and crunchy kind of way! glad sweet cheeks and i agree on shoes and clothes most of the time. makes it so much easier to shop.